Payment Counsel

About the role

Bybit is seeking a Payment Counsel to lead and shape its payments compliance framework across multiple jurisdictions. The role will work closely with product, operations and legal teams to embed regulatory compliance into payments initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain payments compliance policies, frameworks, and internal standards.
• Provide regulatory structuring support for payments setups, partner models, and fund flows.
• Review and support onboarding of payment partners, including agreement reviews from a compliance perspective.
• Advise on licensing scope, regulatory permissions, and operational constraints for payments activities.
• Collaborate with Product, Operations, and Legal to ensure payments initiatives are compliant by design.
• Support standardisation and streamlining of payments compliance processes across entities.
• Coordinate with external counsel and regulators on payments‑related regulatory matters when required.

Required profile

• Qualified lawyer or compliance professional with legal training, preferably called to the bar in SG, MY, UK, or HK.
• 3–7 years of experience in payments, fintech, EMI/PSP, or financial services compliance or regulatory advisory.
• Strong understanding of payments regulation, fund flows, and licensing frameworks.
• Practical mindset with ability to translate regulatory requirements into workable operating models.
• Experience in multi‑jurisdiction environments is a strong plus.

Required skills

What we offer

• Study Growth Fund to support professional development.
• Regular internal events and team‑building activities.